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| Yaya Toure |
John Mikel Obi who returned to Nigeria his home country after an earlier brag did not get the award, he was quoted to say “I am coming for the CAF awards, I will be flown in and out of Nigeria by the Chelsea jet. I will arrive on the awards day and return immediately after,” Mikel told MTNFootball.com
The Fanfare is over, Vangaurd reports that, The Ivorian Manchester City midfielder
Yaya Toure emerged the Glo CAF Player of
the Year for 2013, beating Eagles star John Mikel Obi and his Ivorian national
team mate Didier Drogba to the prized diadem. It is Toure’s third straight
African Player of the Year award.At a colourful, grand and entertaining show
held last night at the Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Toure was presented his
award amidst pomp and pageantry Born on
May 13, 1983, Touré is renowned for combining great vision, passing
ability, and physical power with technique.
A versatile Touré began his
playing career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas, where he made his debut aged 18.
He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2011 and 2012. “It is an honour
to be selected and nominated for the award. I am looking forward to winning it
for my country. player, he aspired to be a striker during his youth and has
played centre back for clubs including
FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. He frequently
plays as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country and often switches
between defensive and offensive positions throughout matches.
His performances attracted attention from Europe, playing
for clubs in various European leagues. Touré played for Beveren in Belgium,
Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, Olympiacos in Greece, and AS Monaco in France. In
2007, Touré moved to Barcelona, playing over 100 matches for the club and was
part of the historic 2009 Barcelona team which won six trophies in one calendar
year.
Yaya Touré then moved to Premier League club Manchester City
in 2010, where he has since scored a number of key goals for the Citizens –
most notably the only goals in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final and Final. Touré has
a distinguished international career with 74 caps for Ivory Coast, representing
the team in their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup, in the 2006 competition
and in 2010.
Touré has been a regular member of the Ivory Coast national
team since his debut in 2004.
In 2006, he appeared for les Éléphants in all three of the
team’s matches at its first ever World Cup. In the 2010 tournament, he again
appeared in all of Côte d’Ivoire’s matches, scoring the opening goal in a 3–0
win over North Korea.
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